Writing

  • Blog: The Key to Journaling

    Blog: The Key to Journaling

    For years I’ve been advised to make journaling a habit. Folks would say, “you can reflect on your thoughts,” “writing down your goals will make them happen” or “find three things to be grateful for each day” (Three Good Things). A friend of mine once attributed his ability to cope with depression to his journaling…

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  • Video: Solo Weekend on the Olympic Peninsula

    Video: Solo Weekend on the Olympic Peninsula

    A quick 60 second cut of my solo trip to the Olympics last weekend. Just having fun playing with the camera. As always I had to include one small message in the video… Making videos solo comes with its constraints, but I enjoy the puzzle and the challenge. This weekend I’m going back to the…

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  • Blog + Video: Stop and Smell the Flowers

    Blog + Video: Stop and Smell the Flowers

    While driving up highway 101 last week I stopped to get some inspiration from the Redwoods and soothing ocean air in Sam H. Boardman State Park. It was just what I needed after two months working in San Francisco. Energized, I spent the day capturing images and driving… mostly driving. Lady Bird Johnson describes the…

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  • Break the Bad Habits

    Break the Bad Habits

      I don’t know who chose the cover photo… but after listening to this speech compilation I am eager to share this with my peers. I referenced this during my wellness Wednesday takeover for the Scooty Fund Instagram account last week because it addresses many things that people struggle with and offers ways of thinking…

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  • A Cycling  Tribute to Will Taylor

    A Cycling Tribute to Will Taylor

    A few quotes: “The so-called ‘psychotically depressed’ person who tries to kill herself doesn’t do so out of quote ‘hopelessness’ or any abstract conviction that life’s assets and debits do not square. And surely not because death seems suddenly appealing. The person in whom Its invisible agony reaches a certain unendurable level will kill herself…

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